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Gil-Ad

Gil-Ad

In memory of the fallen of Israel's wars killed by our forces' fire

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Facing the Lowest Place on Earth

On the desert frontier, overlooking the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, the memorial rises in memory of those who fell to our forces' fire — born of a desire to create a desert oasis of remembrance, an open space for contemplation and inner connection.

Facing the Lowest Place on Earth
"From the most tragic place, we learned to gather the broken pieces and grow anew"

Only the Beginning

For now, the lookout is only the beginning. We want to expand it — to make it a worthy memorial site, a quiet corner where families and friends can be alone with their memory, and where all of Israel can come, breathe, and come to know the story of these heroes.

Only the Beginning

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Map: the Gil-Ad monument east of Rimonim, near Route 449

The lookout — east of Rimonim, above the approaches to Jericho